Verse 22
John 1:22
Free Bible Version
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He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”
Original Language Text
greek
εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ· Τίς εἶ; ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς· τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;
English Translation
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? That we may give an answer to those who sent us; what do you say about yourself?"
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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In the beginning the Word already was. The Word was with God (Elohim), and the Word was God (Elohim)...
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Everything came into being through him; nothing came into being without him.
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In him was life, the life that was the light of everyone.
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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not extinguished it.
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He himself was not the light, but he came to witness to the light.
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He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world didn't know who he was.
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He came to his own people, but they didn't accept him.
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But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God (Elohim)'s chi...
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These are the children born not in the usual way, not as the result of human desire or a father's de...
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The Word became human and lived among us, and we saw his glory, the glory of the Father's one and on...
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John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you ab...
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We have all been recipients of his generous nature, one gracious gift after another.
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For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Yashua (Jesus) Christ.
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While no one has ever seen God (Elohim), God (Elohim) the one and only, who is close beside the Fath...
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15
This is what John publicly stated when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to...
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John declared plainly and clearly without hesitation, “I am not the Messiah.”
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“So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No...
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“Well, who are you, then?” they asked. “We have to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you...
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“I am a voice calling in the desert, ‘Make the Lord's way straight!’” he said, using the words of th...
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asked him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you're not the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”
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John replied, “I baptize with water, but standing among you is someone you don't know.
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He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”
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This all happened in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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The next day John saw Yashua (Jesus) approaching him, and said, “Look, the Lamb of God (Elohim), who...
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This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man who is coming after me is more important tha...
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I didn't know myself who he was, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Isr...
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John gave his evidence about him, saying, “I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove and rest...
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I wouldn't have known him except he who sent me to baptize with water had told me, ‘The one you see...
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I saw it happen and I declare that this is the Son of God (Elohim).”
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He saw Yashua (Jesus) passing by, and said, “Look! This is the Lamb of God (Elohim)!”
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Yashua (Jesus) turned round and saw them following him. “What are you looking for?” he asked them. “...
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“Come and see,” he told them. So they went with him and saw where he was staying. It was about four...
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Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of these two disciples who had heard what John said and...
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He went at once to find his brother Simon and told him, “We've found the Messiah!” (which means “Chr...
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He took him to Yashua (Jesus). Looking directly at Simon, Yashua (Jesus) said, “You are Simon, son o...
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The next day Yashua (Jesus) decided to go to Galilee. Yashua (Jesus) found Philip there, and told hi...
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Philip was from Bethsaida, the same town that Andrew and Peter came from.
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Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We've found the one that Moses wrote about in the law and that...
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“From Nazareth? Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael wondered. “Just come and see,” Philip...
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As Yashua (Jesus) saw Nathanael approaching, he said about him, “Look, here's a true Israelite! Ther...
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“How do you know who I am?” Nathanael asked. “I saw you there under the fig tree, before Philip call...
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“Rabbi, you are the Son of God (Elohim), the king of Israel!” Nathaniel exclaimed.
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“You believe this just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree?” Yashua (Jesus) replied. “Yo...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) said, “I tell you the truth, you will all see heaven open, and the angels of God...
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